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Edward Witten

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in Baltimore, The United States

August 26, 1951

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Edward Witten is an American theoretical physicist and professor of mathematical physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
Witten is a researcher in string theory, quantum gravity, supersymmetric quantum field theories, and other areas of mathematical physics.
In addition to his contributions to physics, Witten's work has significantly impacted pure mathematics. In 1990, he became the first physicist to be awarded a Fields Medal by the International Mathematical Union, awarded for his 1981 proof of the positive energy theorem in general relativity. ...more

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	Superstring Theory: Volume 1, Introduction by Michael B. Green, John H. Schwarz, Edward Witten 4.31 avg rating — 39 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quantum Fields and Strings: A Course for Mathematicians (Volume 2) by Pierre Deligne, Pavel Etingof (Editor), Daniel S. Freed (Editor) 4.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La teoria delle stringhe. La teoria del tutto 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lectures on Geometry (Clay Lecture Notes) by Edward Witten, Martin Bridson, Helmut Hofer 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Current Algebra and Anomalies by Edward Witten, S. Treiman it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1985	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	General Chemistry 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Edward Witten racconta la teoria delle stringhe. La teoria del tutto by Edward Witten, Michele Calvano (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Light Rays, Singularities, and All That 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	General Chemistry Laboratory Manual for Science Majors 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“String theory is an attempt at a deeper description of nature by thinking of an elementary particle not as a little point but as a little loop of vibrating string.”
― Edward Witten

tags: big-bang, description, elementary-particles, gravity, institute-for-advanced-study, laws-of-nature, m-theory, materialism, naturalism, nature, origin-of-the-universe, origin-of-universe, particle-physics, physics, science, string-theory

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“If one of the five theories describes our univers, who lives in the other four worlds”
― Edward Witten

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“Away from the safety of your home, the universe was not made for your convenience.”
― Edward Witten

tags: astronomy, physics, space, universe

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